Anemia in the Critically Ill Patient

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Variable (adults) Normal values Red blood cells count (/ml) Male 4.5–5.9 × 106 Female 3.5–5.0 × 106 Hematocrit (%) Male: 39–49 Female: 33–43 Blood hemoglobin level (Hb) Male: 13–17 g/dl Female: 13–15 g/dl Reticulocyte…

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Leukopenia in the Critically Ill Patient

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Heavy metals Arsenic compounds, gold, mercurial diuretics Analgesics and NSAID Acid acetylsalicylic, aminopyrine, benoxaprofen, diclofenac, diflunisal, dipyrone, fenoprofen, indomethacin,ibuprofen,phenylbutazone, piroxicam, sulindac, tenoxicam, tolmetin Antipsychotics, sedatives, antidepressants Amoxapine, chlordiazepoxide, clozapine, diazepam,…

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Leukocytosis in the Critically Ill Patient

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Causes Examples Physical stimuli Cold, heat, exercise, convulsions, pain Emotional stimuli Panic, rage, depression Germs Localized and systemic acute bacterial, rickettsial, and spirochetal infections Tissue inflammation/necrosis Trauma, burns, acute pancreatitis,…

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Anemia

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Fig. 2.1 Diagnostic algorythm for anemia The first question is whether anemia is associated with other hematological abnormalities such as low platelet levels and/or low leukocyte counts and/or presence of…

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Drugs and Blood Cells

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Type Characteristic Mechanism Examples Type A Dose-dependent  Chemotherapy-induced myelosuppression Predictable Type B Dose-independent Nonimmune-mediated  Primaquine-induced hemolytic anemia, metformin-induced megaloblastic anemia, methotrexate-induced megaloblastic anemia, clozapine-induced neutropenia Unpredictable  Immune-mediated IgG-mediated cytotoxicity (type…

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Introduction

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© Springer-Verlag Italia 2015Giorgio Berlot and Gabriele Pozzato (eds.)Hematologic Problems in the Critically Ill10.1007/978-88-470-5301-4_1 1. Introduction Giorgio Berlot1   and Gabriele Pozzato2   (1) Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Trieste, University Hospital, Trieste, Italy (2) Haematology, University of…

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